'They Don't Know What Work Actually Means': Manager Fired After Posting Rant Against Gen Z on Front DoorA Dollar Tree in Indiana is going viral after a strongly worded hiring notice was plastered to the front door of the store.
ByEmily Rella•
It's long been joked about thatboomersblamemillennialsandGen Zfor everything, including critiques on the younger generations'work ethicand alleged inability to save and spend money responsibly.
But oneDollar Treemanager took the generational assumptions a little too far after posting a hiring notice that bannedGen Zhopefuls from applying, subsequently getting herself fired in the process.
The Dollar Tree in Bremen, Indiana has become the source of internet infamy after a photo made its rounds of a sign that was plastered to the front of the store.
"I apologize for us closing AGAIN," the notestated, with the last word underlined multiple times. "My 2 new cashiers quit because I said their boyfriends couldn't stand here for their entire shift."
A second piece of paper posted beneath the closure notice is where the trouble really began.
"Don't hire Gen Zs," the post begins. "They don't know what work actually means."
If you're seeing@DollarTreeon your timeline that's because they're under fire after a manager in Indiana posted "help wanted' sign but only for Boomers and not Gen Z because they "don't know what work actually means." (:@dollartree)pic.twitter.com/MmWESDP8NK
— What's Trending (@WhatsTrending)April 26, 2022
The manager then wrote that the store was hiring with an asterisk beneath it that said "Baby boomers ONLY, thanks!"
The notice made its rounds on severalTwitteraccounts where it began to go viral.
"Considering the youngest baby boomers are pushing sixty, they would likely be retirees," oneTwitter userquickly pointed out. "Dude totally skippedgen Xand millennials."
According toInvestopedia, Baby Boomers include those born between 1946 and 1964 (roughly ages 58 to 76) while those in Gen Z were born between 1997 and 2012 (roughly ages 9 to 24).
Many users claimed that the practice was "age discrimination" at work while others suggested that this was probably the both cashiers' first job.
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"This infuriates me to no end,"one said. "Most people that work at this lousy place are working their first jobs, give them a damn break."
Dollar tree confirmed to local outletWNDUthat the manager is no longer with the company.
"We are aware that an unauthorized sign was posted at our store for a brief period of time," Vice President and Investor Relations for Dollar Tree, Randy Guiler, said in astatement to the outlet. "The handwritten message was absolutely not approved by or condoned by our Company."
According to theIndiana Age Discrimination legislature, it is illegal to "dismiss or refuse to employ or rehire any person because of his or her age." However, this is only applicable when the employee in question is between the ages of 40 and 75.
Dollar Tree was下火earlierthis year after announcing that it would be raising its namesake $1 prices on certain items.
"We believe testing additional price points above $1 for Dollar Tree product will enable us over time to expand our assortments, introduce new products and meet more of our customers' everyday needs," Michael Witynski, President and CEO of Dollar Tree said ina statementat the time.
As of late Tuesday afternoon, Dollar Treewas upnearly 42% year over year.
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